The Grenada gazette., 1887-09-24
:. D. xILLER AND HIsrLArrosM,

y. D. MILLER AND HIsFLArFORM
Whatever may be the brand Of Mr..
Miller's politics, we have not been
able to discover, but we do know that
he has declared himself in opposition
to the expressed will Of q large ma
,ority Of the Democratic voters Of
this district. He says that the nom-
nation Of candidate for non.po-
litical ofiice-like district attorney
.is too vicious q precedent to be
LONGER followed with safety" We
will admit for the sake Of argument
--or to avoid argument, we don't care
darn which-thst there is no poll
tics ID the office Of district attorney |;
no moreis there In the Office q sber-
III, or chsncery clerk ,or circuit clerk,
or treasurer, or assessor; yet. the
Democratic party in their combined
wisdom have seen fit, yes,, have seen
&c necessary, to make nominations
for each and every one Of these Offices
10 nearly II not every county in this
State.
Strictly speaking, there are no
politics In any Of our State offices
save the Legislature; and the Office Of
district attorney is on precisely the
same political, or non-political, plan
with sheriff, chancery clerk, circuit
clerk, treasurer, assessor or coroner
and ranger. There can be no more
politics In the prosecution Of a hog
thief by the district attorney than
there is in his arrest by the sheriff;
no more politics in the prosecution
ofa too much married man by the
district attorney than there is in the
issuance of a marriage license by the
circuit clerk. 1t naturally and neo-
essarily follows then that, in Mr..
Miller's opinion, the "vicious prece-
dent" extends to each and all Of these
offices and is unsafe to follow longer.
Therefore, Messrs. Nominees of the
Democratic party for the various
county offices in the various counties
you are doing very serious wrong
in supposing yourselves to be made
the joint victims Of q wicked and
dangerous precedent, that is if Mr..
Miller 10 right. Stand aside, then,
Pesky Jones and Tai. Thomas! Clear
the track, Hunter Dogan and Theo.
Manly! and every other nominee Of
the Democratic party. for sheriff and
for chancery clerk, and for circuit
clerk, for treasurer, for assessor, for
coroner and ranger, and magistrate,
and supervisor, and constable, each
and all Of lyou, for you are in "vic-
ious" business, and vicious means
full Of vice, and vice means wicked
ness and sin and death.
Throw down and do away with
forever all the good old doctrines
and teachings and tenets Of the grand
old Democratic party! That glorious
old party that has rescued our land
and people from the damnable do
minion of the still more damnable
carpet-baggers. That glorious old
party who saved us from Radical
mis-rule and damnation dark and
deep! That party who has for its
leaders Bright Morgan, and Bob Tay-
lor, and Jim. George, and Secretary
Lamar and our own grand and glo-
rious ED. WALTHALL! Forsake
these noble leaders and the "vicious
precedents" set by their advice, and
for what? To follow the leadership
Of whom? Who is this Saul among
prophets ? this new political savior of
Certainly not Demo-
crat; or he would not be found In |
arms against the Democratic party. |
certainly an enemy OF that party or
he would not be found waglng war
upon 1t. Then II he be an enemy, |
brother Democrats. our duty to our
selves and to each other IL very plain.
Fight him, bitterly and incessantly.
War without ceasing, and when the
Id0a NOvember shall have come bury |
llitn fQr al time, and writc upon his
tombstone his political epitaph,
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